Executive engineer trapped

Balasore, November 22( Odisha.in) Vigilance sleuths of Balasore have trapped Gananath Mahanta, executive engineer of Roads and Bridge (R&B) on Thursday for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 from a contractor.

According to vigilance DSP Ujjal Brahma, Mahanta had demanded Rs 5,000 from B K Rout, a contractor to pass his long standing bills.

“We caught the executive engineer red-handed while he was receiving the amount from Rout at his office. We also have conducted raids in his office and residence,” he added.